Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce

Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce

Nuoc Cham is a traditional Vietnamese dipping sauce. You'll find a jar of it sitting on the table at any Vietnamese restaurant. It's damn tasty. This is a basic recipe; I usually eyeball it and make it to taste.

Ingredients

2 tbsp

lime juice

2 tbsp

fish sauce

1 tbsp

sugar

1

clove of garlic, minced

1

fresh serrano or bird chili, sliced into tiny rings

1-3 tbsp

water

Preparation

Mix the first five ingredients together. Add the water to taste (or omit).